A Review over Outdoor Advertisement And Hoardings and Principals for Road User Safety

Authors

  • Poonam Kundu Research Scholar
  • Ranadip Mandal CBS group of Institution

Keywords:

advertising, lay down ground rules, authority, permission

Abstract

H.G. Wells once famously said that advertising was legalized lying. This reflects the dilemma on advertising and its effect on consumers. In an environment of zealous competition in the foreground of a market economy, advertisements often tend to exaggerate and misrepresent facts which ultimately affect impressionable minds. That is precisely what all legal systems must seek to address. Several countries have enacted comprehensive laws that govern and control advertising. Many countries in Europe restrict domestic advertising that target children below a certain age. In the UK, the Advertising Standards Authority lays down the standards for advertising in all kinds of media while all outdoor advertising is done with permission from the local town planning authorities. As for the US, the Federal Trade Commission is the relevant and the ultimate authority on the subject although local governments are allowed to enact their own regulations in this regard.
In India, the field of advertising is subject to a multiplicity of laws in the absence of a comprehensive statutory mechanism that would lay down ground rules in clear terms for advertising in the country.

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Published

30-06-2016

How to Cite

Poonam Kundu, & Ranadip Mandal. (2016). A Review over Outdoor Advertisement And Hoardings and Principals for Road User Safety. International Journal for Research Publication and Seminar, 7(2). Retrieved from https://jrps.shodhsagar.com/index.php/j/article/view/771

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